whereby a defendant can claim self-defense against an agent of the government...

Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student.

I've been sitting here for ten minutes now lookin' over this rap sheet of yours.

You know, if a patient doesn't feel safe enough to trust you, then he won't be honest with you.

You love Kentucky Fried Chicken, right?

Well, you want to know how things went at my job today?

Look, you need to learn how things work on this island.